Biography
The formidable and sensual Carmen by Deepa Johnny, a young Canadian mezzo-soprano of Omani origin, caused a sensation on Friday at the premiere.
Omani-born Canadian mezzo-soprano Deepa Johnny gained recognition in major competitions whilst still studying at Indiana University; she was awarded the Andre Bourbeau Best Canadian Artist award and the ICI Musique People’s Choice award at the 2022 Concours Musical International de Montreal competition and was the winner of the Western Canada District of the 2020 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. She joined LA Opera’s prestigious Domingo-Colburn Stein’s Young Artist Program in the 2022/23 season, making her debut there to considerable acclaim in the role of Owen’s daughter in Omar, a world-premiere by Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels.
about“Mezzo, Deepa Johnny, makes the arc of Carmen’s story her energy, her lovers and her final death at the hands of Don Jose a compelling tale”
Upcoming Schedule
Los Angeles, New York, Bogotá
October 3, 4, 9, 19
Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream
LA Philharmonic conducted bv Gustavo Dudamel, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Carnegie Hall, Teatro Mayor
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Carnegie Hall and Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo transforms into Shakespeare’s magical forest when Gustavo Dudamel leads Mendelssohn’s whimsical incidental music from A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Houston, Texas
November 1 & 9
Cinderella
Houston Grand Opera
Role debut as Angelina in a shortened 90-minute English version of Rossini's La Cenerentola, directed by Isabel Leonard
Lille, France
February 27, March 2, 4, 6, 8, 10
Il barbiere di Siviglia
Opéra de Lille
Role debut as Rosina
